diff --git a/cpu/mpc8260/commproc.c b/cpu/mpc8260/commproc.c
index dcbffc4..c523ee4 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc8260/commproc.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc8260/commproc.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 		*bp |= CPM_BRG_EXTC_CLK5_15;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_POST
+#if defined(CONFIG_POST) || defined(CONFIG_LOGBUFFER)
 
 void post_word_store (ulong a)
 {
@@ -206,4 +206,4 @@
 	return *save_addr;
 }
 
-#endif	/* CONFIG_POST */
+#endif	/* CONFIG_POST || CONFIG_LOGBUFFER*/
diff --git a/cpu/mpc8xx/commproc.c b/cpu/mpc8xx/commproc.c
index 62a4458..37c72a7 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc8xx/commproc.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc8xx/commproc.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 }
 #endif	/* CFG_ALLOC_DPRAM */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_POST
+#if defined(CONFIG_POST) || defined(CONFIG_LOGBUFFER)
 
 void post_word_store (ulong a)
 {
@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@
 	return *(volatile ulong *) save_addr;
 }
 
-#endif	/* CONFIG_POST */
+#endif	/* CONFIG_POST || CONFIG_LOGBUFFER*/